I grew up like a neglected weed - ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it.

I grew up like a neglected weed, ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it. Then I was not happy or contented: every time I saw a white man I was afraid of being carried away.

If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there's shouting after you, keep going. Don't ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.

I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.

Pears like I prayed all the time, 'bout my work, everywhere, I prayed an' groaned to the Lord.

I had crossed de line of which I had so long been dreaming. I was free; but dere was no one to welcome me to de land of freedom, I was a stranger in a strange land.

I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person.